Transportation We Beg to Differ January 1, 2000 New technologies such as weigh-in motion detectors and transponders have the potential to make border crossing a much less time-consuming and paper-intensive experience for Canadian carriers. But as t...
Transportation Feeding the need January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Canadians are going hungry and Aynsley Morris has 231 pallets of free Kraft Dinner. She just has to get the food bank staple to them.While the donated food is sitting in a Montreal war...
Transportation GE Capital enjoys E-commerce rush January 1, 2000 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - In just five months since its initial launch, GE Capital Fleet Services' web ordering application, located at gefleet.com, now averages more than $3 million a day in online vehicl...
Transportation Teachers get top marks January 1, 2000 Dear Editor, I passed my Class A road test and graduated from Transport Safety and Compliance Systems at their Belleville location.You may remember my letter that you printed in the November issue abo...
Transportation Keep up your good fight January 1, 2000 Dear Editor,I have been involved in the trucking industry for 20 years, the last 10 as a driver trainer.I wanted to let you know that I think you're right on the money with your column on the driver s...
Transportation Reader wants a consultant section January 1, 2000 Dear Editor, On Oct. 25 , 1999 I started a truck driving course in Belleville Ont. I had just retired from 27 years of communications with the OPP and wanted to start another career. I have always lov...
Transportation Built like a Mack Truck January 1, 2000 ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Few truck makers have enjoyed Mack Trucks' impact on popular culture. After all, "built like a Mack Truck" is synonymous for all things tough - inside or outside the trucking industry...
Transportation Paccar.com, PNV begin new union January 1, 2000 CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - PNV, formerly Park 'N' View, is teaming with paccar.com to form a strategic marketing agreement.The announcement follows close on the heels of paccar.com's US $10-million investm...
Transportation Enman named driver of the year January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Now in his 27th year as a truck driver, Barry Enman's 6.4 million accident-free miles have earned him the 1999 Ontario Trucking Association (OTA)/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year...
Transportation BF Goodrich goes the distance with new light truck tire January 1, 2000 The newest addition to BF Goodrich's light-truck tire lineup is the Commercial T/A, an all-season traction tire aimed at the Class 1-5 market.The new truck tire comes with a 50,000-mile limited treadl...
Transportation The price you pay January 1, 2000 OTTAWA, Ont. - How much are you willing to sacrifice for financial security?A lot, it seems, if you're the typical company driver employed by a for-hire carrier in this country. The results of a recen...
Transportation Centennial offers a new tech program January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Centennial College's School of Transportation has unveiled a new pre-certificate for the truck and coach technician program.The theory-based course prepares uncertified tradespeople to...
Transportation Working real horsepower January 1, 2000 GUELPH, Ont. - Ron Guest knows the true meaning of horsepower.His name was Jim. And throughout the late 1930s, Guest's horse and partner accompanied him on rounds as they delivered milk for the Credit...
Transportation IRP restricts third-party plating January 1, 2000 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The International Registration Plan's (IRP) Dispute Resolution Committee has decided it will no longer allow fleets to base plate their equipment in a third-part licensing outfit's s...
Transportation Letters wanted January 1, 2000 Truck News always welcomes letters to the editor.Feel free to send them by fax to 416-442-2092, E-mail jsmith@corporate.southam.ca, or surf to our Web site at www. trucknews.com.By regular mail, submi...
